Delhi: Refused by multiple hospitals, cancer patient dies

Sun 17 May 2020, 15:17:48

Critical poor Cancer patient Irfan Ali is no more now. He has died few minutes ago as denied treatment by DSCI. Government is responsible for his death. pic.twitter.com/xwQ3TqOG6F
— Yogita Bhayana (@yogitabhayana) May 16, 2020

Irfan Ali’s name will not figure in the list of COVID-19 casualties in India’s capital city New Delhi. It should not. Ali was not infected by the novel virus. However, his sister says had the outbreak not occurred Ali would have been alive today.

Ali, an Oral Cancer patient was refused treatment by multiple hospitals in Delhi including Delhi State Cancer Institute, leading to his death on Saturday.

“Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal is responsible for my brother’s death,” Ali’s sister said in a moving video message which was shared by woman activist Yogita Bhayana on Twitter.

“Government hospitals, private hospitals… everywhere we went, we have turned away,” she said.

Ali was diagnosed with Oral Cancer at the Delhi State Cancer Institute a year prior to the lockdown in March this year.

“The treatment at the Delhi State Cancer Institute has suspended arbitrarily, without considering the condition of an existing patient. We tried to get him admitted to several

private hospitals but none of them were ready to take him in. When we heard that the government had begun OPD facilities, we took him back to the institute but the doctors were very reluctant. They asked us for symptoms and sent him back with syrup for acidity. What he needs are chemotherapy sessions and what was handed to him was a bottle of syrup,” Ali’s brother Mohammad Aquil, Irfan’s brother told NewsClick three days ago.

“My family is completely dependent on the ration provided by others. We had applied for e-coupons for ration provided by the Delhi Government a month ago but we have not received the ration. I had never imagined that we will go through these days,” he added.

“The government is responsible for his death. The family knocked at every door of the Delhi govt for days and got no help,” Inayat Singh Kakar, a researcher based in New Delhi said.

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There is corruption, cruelty, injustice and crimes widespread all over India against the innocent Muslims. The International Community should take a unified action against the Racist, Prejudice, Hateful and Fascist Anti Muslim government of BJP in New Delhi and lay economic sanctions against India. It is a matter of shame and disgrace that the Criminal Minded BJP Government of India is openly discriminating against the innocent Muslims arresting the innocent Protesters for indefinite period of time without any Bail Hearing and they are leaving the Real Hate Mongerors Hindu fascist Racist Criminals safe and protected all alone without any Trials. Why is the International Community quiet and sleeping and giving the BJP Government a Blind Eye? Shame on the Leaders who are allowing this BJP Government to commit crimes against Humanity. May Allah swt destroy all the enemies of Islam and Muslims everywhere-Allahummah Aameen Yaa Rabbul Aalameen; Yaa Muntaqimu, Yaa Jabbaru Yaa Qahhaar Al Madad.

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